All vegetable plants have some sort of root. With root vegetables like carrots, you are actually eating the fleshy underground root of the plant.

Written by

Lynne Gigliotti
For the Poughkeepsie Journal

Root vegetables. They just don't sound sexy like some other fruits and vegetables.

The Cinderella of vegetables, traditionally sent to the root cellar while their more attractive cousins got to go to the ball, root vegetables have been overlooked by many people.

Just look in the supermarket. They are overshadowed by their more seasonal competitors like asparagus and fresh peas. Many times you have to seek them out. They are not displayed first in the produce section and aren't the biggest sellers. But they are versatile, tasty, nutritious and long lasting. They are the kinds of vegetables ...